Florida Department of Health

A Florida doctor who was exonerated in an undercover investigation is now taking legal action against the state's health department. Dr. Joseph Dorn, who specializes in medical marijuana, is seeking unspecified damages following the state's failed attempt to strip him of his license and...

Florida cannabis regulators are in need of additional funds to keep the state’s burgeoning medical marijuana market up and running, reported Florida Politics. To address the growing demand for medical cannabis, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has incorporated a $6.2 million increase...

Recently, an appeals-court judge upbraided Florida health officials for not following up on promises to grant additional medical cannabis licenses as required by state law. District Court of Appeal Judge Ross Bilbrey said potential applicants are "understandably frustrated" and...

Since 2016, the Florida Legislature - through the Florida Department of Health - has issued more than two dozen medical marijuana licenses for farmers looking to enter the MMJ industry. However, black farmers are still waiting for their licenses to be issued as regulated by the Florida...

After a lull, the Zika virus was back in headlines early last week, as the Florida Department of Health confirmed the first sexually transmitted Zika case of 2017 in Pinellas County. The release from the department said the individual who was tested positive had not traveled, but the partner had...